Greta Thunberg and Sweden’s former foreign minister Margot Wallström are in Kiev. A new international working group has now been formed to investigate the environmental consequences of the war.
“Important signal to Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said
On Thursday, Greta Thunberg and Margot Wallström met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in an environmental meeting in Kiev.
Now a new international working group is being formed to investigate the environmental effects of the war. Together with Zelenskyi’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak, Margot Wallström will lead the work.
The working group will also develop mechanisms to be able to hold Russia responsible for the environmental damage. And find ways to restore Ukraine’s ecology.
“The formation of the group is a very important signal to Ukraine. We need your professional help,” Zelenskyy said in an article on the website of the Ukrainian presidential office.
The new environmental group also includes the former foreign minister Margot Wallström, the Finnish member of the EU parliament Heidi Hautala and the former president of Ireland Mary Robinson.
– Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown how serious the crimes against the environment are throughout the war. According to Ukrainian law, this is clearly ecocide. The issue of responsibility for these crimes should be resolved both at the national and international level, Heidi Hautala said during the meeting in Kyiv.